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...elevated train system that in over half a century had never seen an accident, the two were gravely told by the supervisor that allowing it would lose him his job. As Friedkin and D’Antoni headed dejectedly toward the door, the man stopped them and announced that he??d do it for $40,000 and a one-way trip to Jamaica.“He gave us permission, he got fired, and he moved to Jamaica,” Friedkin said.The film’s stunning last scene—which ends with the ambiguous firing...
...state of Oregon. Sam Adams—the openly gay mayor of Portland who had been hailed as America’s “great gay hope”—was embroiled in scandal last month when he confessed to lying about an affair he??d had with an 18-year-old political intern named Beau Breedlove. Despite the fact that Adams denied the affair throughout the course of his mayoral campaign, Breedlove insists that he welcomed Adam’s advances and had never felt victimized—he was a legal adult throughout...
...When the story of Adams's and Breedlove broke, the most broadcast cause of public ire was the fact that Adams had lied about the relationship—not that he??d cultivated a homosexual liaison with a younger person. Yet the calls for Adams to resign and the media coverage of the issue have tinged the affair with a pallor of homophobia and judgment of Adams’s sexual behavior...
...hundred years ago we used to have great love for music but little respect; today we have great respect but no love.” I think there’s nothing worse than respect. Stravinsky used to say if given the choice between love and respect, he??d take love any day. There is this fake affectation of respect for music, but people aren’t really getting inside it. THC: Since “Green Eggs and Hamadeus” is targeted towards families, what kind of atmosphere would you like to create for parents...
...potent in isolation but awkward as a whole. The even-handed treatment of tainted youth is juxtaposed with sappy, trite religious experiences that crop up randomly with little justification. God is “an old black man with sky-bright eyes who smiled at everyone as though he??d seen all of them as children once.” Dressed as a janitor on a bus, he says, “Come with me,” but Joon refuses. Joon’s transient lifestyle provides a colorful cast of characters that distinguish different portions...